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• April 19, 2013

  RECAP: Bob Mackie on RuPaul's Drag Race

    This past Monday, Bob returned to the judging panel on RuPaul's Drag Race with actress Marg Helgenberger. The four remaining contestants (Detox, Alaska, Roxxxy Andrews, and Jinkx Monsoon) had to make 3 themed outfits inspired by candy: a sweet 16 look, a corporate powerhouse, and a couture creation made from actual sugary confections, on top of doing a short musical number to "Sugar Babies." The race always has it in mind to test the creativity and the performance of each queen. Bob considered each outfit and deliberated with fairness that stems from his decades long experience as a fashion...

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• April 09, 2013

  Carol and Carrie: A Mother-Daughter Love Story

    Bob's dearest and oldest friend, Carol Burnett, has been and remains to be one of the most revered and loved women of television. Not only has she entertained us with her multitude of characters and perfectly timed comedic routines, but she has let us in to her life. Carol Burnett has always spoken candidly about her personal struggles, including ones that she's faced with her eldest daughter, Carrie Hamilton. In her new book, "Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story," Carol touchingly honors the memory of her vivacious and artistic daughter. From tender memories of Carrie as a child,...

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• December 28, 2012

  Bob Mackie at Bergdorf Goodman's Holiday Windows

      The holiday season is always one long party. What better way to celebrate than with an homage to some of history's most extravagant movers and shakers? The famed New York City luxury department store, Bergdorf Goodman, did just that with their window displays. Entitled The BG Follies of 2012, the theme revolves around vaudeville, the Ziegfeld Follies, and the musicals of Busby Berkely. Naturally, there was a Mackie element amidst the spectacular displays. Bob has always drawn inspiration from the same time period, particularly from the Ziegfeld Follies--- as seen in his Pink Showgirls.  Mackie enthusiast Philip Estrada,...

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